Tennessee Code Title 68. Health, Safety and Environmental Protection § 68-140-304

(1) Approve schools, establish and prescribe courses, and establish and prescribe the curricula and minimum standards for training, as required to prepare persons for certification under this part;

(2) Promulgate regulations governing the issuance of such licenses, permits and certificates for services, vehicles or personnel as required by this part, and condition such issuance as necessary. These regulations may establish various categories and classifications of licenses, permits and certificates;

(3) Establish minimum standards governing the activities and operations of various categories of services, vehicles or personnel, licensed, permitted or certified by the board;

(4) Provide hearings in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to persons seeking review of actions of the department, the board, or the commissioner, and hear and decide those enforcement and disciplinary matters presented by the department;

(5) Issue such orders as may be necessary or helpful to effectuate this part;

(6) Establish standards for the amounts and types of insurance coverage required for authorized providers of emergency medical services in this state; provided, however, that:

(7) Regulate the development and operation of emergency medical services telecommunication systems;

(8) Promulgate rules establishing fees as provided in this part;

(9) Establish standards pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act for emergency medical dispatch;

(10) Certify paramedic training centers operated by a fire department that operates its own fire training academy to provide training for career paramedics employed by the fire department;

(11) Enter into agreements or contracts with any person to assist impaired professionals who are licensed, permitted or certified by the board;

(12) Establish standards for a community paramedic through promulgation of rules pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.  1 These standards shall provide that the evaluation, advice, and treatment are within the scope of practice of emergency medical services personnel when specifically requested or directed by a physician as a means of delivering mobile integrated health care; and

(13) Certify emergency medical technician (EMT) and advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) training centers operated by ambulance services to provide training for career EMTs and AEMTs.